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When a man bleeds inwardly, it is a dangerous thing for himself; but when he laughs inwardly, it bodes no good to other people.

~Charles Dickens

Topics: Bleeds Dangerous Dangerous Thing Good He Himself Inwardly Laughs Man Other People Thing

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There are not a few among the disciples of charity who require, in their vocation, scarcely less excitement than the votaries of pleasure in theirs.

~Charles Dickens

Topics: Among Charity Disciples Excitement Few Less Pleasure Require Scarcely Than Vocation Who

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Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to yourself, his taste becomes very doubtful when he takes to complimenting other people.

~Charles Dickens

Topics: Although Becomes Companion Delightful Doubtful Flatterer He Him His Most Other People Skillful Takes Taste Very You Yourself

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He would make a lovely corpse.

~Charles Dickens

Topics: Corpse He Lovely Make Would

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The age of chivalry is past. Bores have succeeded to dragons.

~Charles Dickens

Topics: Age Bores Chivalry Dragons Past Succeeded

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Let us be moral. Let us contemplate existence.

~Charles Dickens

Topics: Contemplate Existence Let Us Moral Us

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This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in.

~Charles Dickens

Topics: Action World

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You don't carry in your countenance a letter of recommendation.

~Charles Dickens

Topics: Carry Countenance Letter Recommendation You Your

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Anything for the quick life, as the man said when he took the situation at the lighthouse.

~Charles Dickens

Topics: Anything He Life Lighthouse Man Quick Said Situation Took

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Christmas time! That man must be a misanthrope indeed, in whose breast something like a jovial feeling is not roused - in whose mind some pleasant associations are not awakened - by the recurrence of Christmas.

~Charles Dickens

Topics: Associations Christmas Feeling Indeed Like Man Mind Must Pleasant Some Something Time Whose

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Novelist

Born: February 7th, 1812

Died: June 9th, 1870

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